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Crossopetalum ilicifolium
Crossopetalum ilicifolium (Poir.) Kuntze
Christmas Berry, Christmas-berry, Christmasberry
Celastraceae (Bittersweet family)
Synonym(s): Crossopetalum floridanum, Rhacoma ilicifolia
USDA Symbol: CRIL2
USDA Native Status: L48 (N)
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Plant Characteristics
Duration: PerennialHabit: Shrub
Fruit Type: Drupe
Size Notes: Up to about 20 inches tall.
Fruit: Red.
Bloom Information
Bloom Color: White , GreenBloom Time: Jan , Feb , Mar , Apr , May , Jun , Jul , Aug , Sep , Oct , Nov , Dec
Distribution
USA: FL , NCNative Habitat: Pinelands, rocky pine woods, roadsides.
National Wetland Indicator Status
Region: | AGCP | AK | AW | CB | EMP | GP | HI | MW | NCNE | WMVE |
Status: | FACW |
Web Reference
Webref 57 - Atlas of Florida Plants (2020) Institute for Systematic BotanyWebref 3 - Flora of North America (2014) Missouri Botanical Garden, St. Louis, MO & Harvard University Herbaria, Cambridge, MA.
Webref 23 - Southwest Environmental Information Network (2009) SEINet - Arizona Chapter
Additional resources
USDA: Find Crossopetalum ilicifolium in USDA PlantsFNA: Find Crossopetalum ilicifolium in the Flora of North America (if available)
Google: Search Google for Crossopetalum ilicifolium
Metadata
Record Modified: 2020-10-28Research By: CBR